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'HISTORY OF THE GREAT WAR BASED ON OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. THE CAMPAIGN IN MESOPOTAMIA 1914-1918. VOLUME II.' [64r] (134/660)
The record is made up of 1 volume (323 folios). It was created in 1924. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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GENERAL NIXON’S REPORTS m
the meantime General \riv^r-> u j
telegraphic reports to India and London .J^ 6 the f °Uowing
On the evening of the 22nd General r
after night march 21st/22nd November attaelr T n WnS lend ’
position at Ctesiphon on 22nd Noveml^r ^ en< ™>'’ s
lasted throughout the day resultinn i^ r fight
enemy’s position. Owing to failing fi ght it Cno? h" 16
possible to complete the r S ot been
and Tovvnshend’sOorce btont nighmnd'o^H M
in the captured position. Our clsndtles a r mber
no details yet received FnaL • , are he avy—
heavy. We have captured 8 gunsmid some BOO believed
as far as reported at present.” ° me prisoners
^reltm heM byfnfamry ° f
detacliments pushed forward by enemv ry to and mfantry
have been driven in, but enem^gS right“ S
bar passage of our ships to Ctesiphon. Left flank o
Townshends force will, on the nieht 28rd/9irL * ‘
river two and a half miles south ofcte^E'oX to
cover estabhshment of boat bridge and evacuation of
wounded by steamer. Casualties not yet fuhy reported
but expected to exceed 2,000. Two Martinsydes are
missing, with pilots Major Reilly and Lieutenant Fidton
Enemy s dead are very numerous, and large quantities of
arms and equipment have been captured. The e^gh Tuns
mentioned m my telegram of 22nd were captored aTd
recaptured three times, and had to be abandoned by our
troops at nightfall, as they were not strong enough to
maintain themselves in the forward position to which they
had penetrated. The enemy has removed his boat bridge
below Qusaiba and snows no offensive tendency at presento’
£arfy afternoon 23rd {Sent to India only):—" P
t ic casualties m British officers have been very heavy’
Several battalions, British and Indian, are reported to
have only from one to three British officers effective
Separate lists will be sent to-night of names, but strong
reinforcements or experienced officers will be required
Indian Army Reserve officers will not suffice. Casualties
in Horses also numerous, as enemy’s sheU-fire very heavy.
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The volume is the second volume of an official government publication compiled at the request of the Government of India, and under the direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence, by Brigadier-General Frederick James Moberly. The volume was printed and published at His Majesty's Stationery Office, London.
The contents provide a narrative of the operations of 1914-1918 in Mesopotamia, based mainly on official documents.
The volume is in one part, entitled, 'Part III. The First Campaign for Baghdad', and consists of the following fourteen chapters:
- The Decision to Advance to Baghdad
- Commencement of the Advance Towards Baghdad
- The Battle of Ctesiphon - the First Day's Operations
- Battle of Ctesiphon (Continued) and the British Retirement to Kut
- The Decision to Hold Kut and British Policy Consequent on the Failure to Reach Baghdad
- The Siege of Kut: First Phase (December 1915)
- Commencement of the Relief Operations
- The Action of Shaikh Saad
- The Action of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows. and the First Attack on Hanna
- Operations up to the End of February, 1916
- The Second Attempt to Relieve Kut; the Attack on the Dujaila Redoubt
- The Third Attempt to Relieve Kut; the Successful Advance to and First and Second Attacks on Sannaiyat
- The Last Attempt at Relief; Bait Isa and Sannaiyat
- The Siege of Kut; the Last Stages
The volume also includes nine maps, entitled:
- The Middle East
- Lower Mesopotamia
- Map 8 - The Tigris from Kut al Amara to Baghdad
- Map 9 - The Battle of Ctesiphon
- Map 10 - The affair of Umm at Tubul
- Map 11 - The defence of Kut al Amara
- Map 12 - The fort at Kut; with special reference to the Turkish attack on 24th December 1915
- Map 13 - River Tigris between Ali Gharbi and Shumran
- Map 14 - The action at Shaikh Saad
- Map 15 - The action of the Wadi A seasonal or intermittent watercourse, or the valley in which it flows.
- Map 16 - The first attack on Hanna; 21st January 1916
- Map 17 - The attack on the Dujaila Redoubt, 8th March 1916
- Map 18 - To illustrate Tigris Corps Operation Order No. 26, dated 6th March 1916
- Map 19 - To illustrate operations between 10th March and end of April 1916
- Map 20 - The action of Bait Isa on 17th and 18th April 1916, and the attack on Sannaiyat 22nd April 1916
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (323 folios)
- Arrangement
The volume contains a list of contents (folios 6-10), a list of maps and illustrations (folio 11), appendices (folios 254-290), an index (folios 291-312), and eleven maps in a pocket attached to the inside back cover (folios 314-324).
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Foliation: the foliation sequence commences at the inside front cover with 1 and terminates at the inside back cover with 325; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio.
Pagination: the volume also contains an original printed pagination sequence.
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, 2r:3r, 3r, 4r:70v, 72r:79r, 160v, 80r:102v, 104r:160r, 161r, 313v, 161v:281v, 283r:313v, back-i
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